Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Chapter 65

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vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tatastṛtīye divase bhrātaraḥ pañca pāṇḍavāḥ |
snātāḥ śuklāmbaradharāḥ samaye caritavratāḥ || 1 ||
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yudhiṣṭhiraṃ puraskṛtya sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ |
abhipadmā yathā nāgā bhrājamānā mahārathāḥ || 2 ||
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virāṭasya sabhāṃ gatvā bhūmipālāsaneṣvatha |
niṣeduḥ pāvakaprakhyāḥ sarve dhiṣṇyeṣvivāgnayaḥ || 3 ||
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teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu virāṭaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ |
ājagāma sabhāṃ kartuṃ rājakāryāṇi sarvaśaḥ || 4 ||
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śrīmataḥ pāṇḍavāndṛṣṭvā jvalataḥ pāvakāniva |
atha matsyo'bravītkaṅkaṃ devarūpamavasthitam |
marudgaṇairupāsīnaṃ tridaśānāmiveśvaram || 5 ||
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sa kilākṣātivāpastvaṃ sabhāstāro mayā kṛtaḥ |
atha rājāsane kasmādupaviṣṭo'syalaṃkṛtaḥ || 6 ||
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parihāsepsayā vākyaṃ virāṭasya niśamya tat |
smayamāno'rjuno rājannidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 7 ||
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indrasyāpyāsanaṃ rājannayamāroḍhumarhati |
brahmaṇyaḥ śrutavāṃstyāgī yajñaśīlo dṛḍhavrataḥ || 8 ||
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ayaṃ kurūṇāmṛṣabhaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
asya kīrtiḥ sthitā loke sūryasyevodyataḥ prabhā || 9 ||
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saṃsaranti diśaḥ sarvā yaśaso'sya gabhastayaḥ |
uditasyeva sūryasya tejaso'nu gabhastayaḥ || 10 ||
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enaṃ daśa sahasrāṇi kuñjarāṇāṃ tarasvinām |
anvayuḥ pṛṣṭhato rājanyāvadadhyāvasatkurūn || 11 ||
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triṃśadenaṃ sahasrāṇi rathāḥ kāñcanamālinaḥ |
sadaśvairupasaṃpannāḥ pṛṣṭhato'nuyayuḥ sadā || 12 ||
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enamaṣṭaśatāḥ sūtāḥ sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ |
astuvanmāgadhaiḥ sārdhaṃ purā śakramivarṣayaḥ || 13 ||
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enaṃ nityamupāsanta kuravaḥ kiṃkarā yathā |
sarve ca rājanrājāno dhaneśvaramivāmarāḥ || 14 ||
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eṣa sarvānmahīpālānkaramāhārayattadā |
vaiśyāniva mahārāja vivaśānsvavaśānapi || 15 ||
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aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakānāṃ mahātmanām |
upajīvanti rājānamenaṃ sucaritavratam || 16 ||
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eṣa vṛddhānanāthāṃśca vyaṅgānpaṅgūṃśca mānavān |
putravatpālayāmāsa prajā dharmeṇa cābhibho || 17 ||
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eṣa dharme dame caiva krodhe cāpi yatavrataḥ |
mahāprasādo brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca pārthivaḥ || 18 ||
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śrīpratāpena caitasya tapyate sa suyodhanaḥ |
sagaṇaḥ saha karṇena saubalenāpi vā vibhuḥ || 19 ||
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na śakyante hyasya guṇāḥ prasaṃkhyātuṃ nareśvara |
eṣa dharmaparo nityamānṛśaṃsyaśca pāṇḍavaḥ || 20 ||
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evaṃyukto mahārājaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ pārthivarṣabhaḥ |
kathaṃ nārhati rājārhamāsanaṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 65

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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